4.88 Gears

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I want to upgrade my gearing to 4.88 gears. I guess I'm a little lost but I can only find rear 4.88 gears for my 2015 ram 1500. Where can I find the front 4.88 gears? I'm new to gearing and I'm trying to learn but I'm not having too much luck. Thanks for any help.
 

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You will have to buy a complete front differential from a 11-12 Ram to make the gear swap in the front. The guys that have done this swap have found the diff's either on E bay or a salvage yard. Once you find the front diff you still have the front and rear gears to buy and the install kits. Then if you are unable or unwilling to do the work yourself you have to pay someone to do the front swap, then set up both gear sets. Your looking at between $3000 and $3500 probably. If you do a search you will find a few threads on this type of gear swap and as I remember one of the guys listed each part you'd need along with the price he paid.
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I want to upgrade my gearing to 4.88 gears. I guess I'm a little lost but I can only find rear 4.88 gears for my 2015 ram 1500. Where can I find the front 4.88 gears? I'm new to gearing and I'm trying to learn but I'm not having too much luck. Thanks for any help.
For the 1500 4.88 only available for rear, 4.56 lowest for front.
 

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